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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Greenlandic Inuits of Greenland

The Greenlandic Inuits of Greenland, numbering approximately 45,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Inuit community primarily found in Greenland, culturally and linguistically connected to Inuit communities in Canada and Alaska. Greenlandic Inuits are the majority ethnic group in Greenland. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Kalaallisut is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Greenlander

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Greenland
People Cluster: Arctic Peoples
Primary Language(s): Kalaallisut (kal)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 45,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG000284
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Kalaallisut
Language Family: Eskimo-Aleut

100%
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Greenlandic Speakers

Media Resources in Kalaallisut:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Kalaallisut:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Greenlandic Inuits are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Greenlandic Inuits:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Greenlandic Inuits of Greenland

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Greet also the church in their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the first convert to Christ in Asia."
readRomans 16:5

Pray for houses to be meeting places for Christians and that God will advance the gospel and grow His Church through natural familial and community relationships.

Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the LORD has heard the sound of my weeping.
readPsalm 6:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, God will remind them that He is near and will help them place their hope in Him when others wish to do them harm.

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples; I will sing praises to you among the nations.
readPsalm 57:9

Pray that God will raise up believers among them who will boldly go and share the gospel with people nearby and with those far away.

Inuit, Greenlandic Across Countries (ROP3 - 103483) reported in the following countries:

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2 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Greenlandic InuitsPG000284Greenlandic InuitsGreenland45,000No Longer UnreachedKalaallisutProtestantism
Greenlandic InuitsPG000087Greenlandic InuitsDenmark10,000No Longer UnreachedKalaallisutProtestantism

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